Antagonistic Activity of Lactobacillus Isolates against Salmonella typhi In Vitro

Table 2

Interference of Lactobacillus isolates with adherence of Salmonella typhi isolate (SS6) to Vero cells.

Degree of interference	Number of isolates	Isolate code	% Inhibition of adherence
≥50% inhibition of adherence	9	B3	91.43
		C7	80
		B10	75
		L5′	72.86
		L22	71.43
		C10	70
		L53	60
		B11	59
		L38	55
<50%–25% inhibition of adherence	9	L21	46.03
		C8	45
		L33	42.86
		LS	42.03
		C4	37
		B1	36.23
		L36	35
		B9	30
		L4	26.64
<25%–5% inhibition of adherence	6	C5	20
		S1	16.3
		L39	15
		L49	13
		L50	10
		L24	9
No inhibition of adherence	3	B2b	3
		L37	2
		L47	0
Altered effect*	5	C9	−30
		L62	−102
		L63	−134
		L61	−137
		B2a	−200

∗Increased measured values relative to control which may be due to coaggregated Salmonella typhi cells on the Vero cells monolayer-pre-adhered Lactobacillus cells.